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Certior holds €100m close for credit fund-of-funds
Fund was originally registered in Luxembourg in June 2018 and held a first close on €51m
KKR buys 30% of Sector Alarm
Transaction is drawn from KKR European Fund V, a €5bn buyout fund currently in the market
Via Equity backs Cego carve-out
GP invests from Via Equity III, a DKK 1bn fund that invests in companies with sales of €10-100m
VC firms invest $34m in ESmart Systems
Energy Impact Partners takes part in the round along with corporate venturing arm Innogy Ventures
Swedish pension fund AP6 makes Staaf managing director
Katarina Staaf joined the SEK 34.7bn pension fund as a member of the board in 2017
Creandum closes fifth venture capital fund on €265m
Fund will target seed and series-A opportunities in technology sectors across Europe
Hamilton Lane announces final close for co-investment fund
Vehicle was registered as a Delaware LP in October 2017 and held a first close on $755m
CVC-backed Etraveli acquires TripStack and Flight Network
GP acquired the online travel agency Etraveli in 2017 and has since supported several acquisitions
Avista exits Trimb in SEK 3.4bn deal
Karo Pharma, the acquirer, will finance the transaction using credit facilities and a bridge loan
Altor buys and merges two tyre distributors
GP drew capital from Altor Equity Fund IV, a €2bn vehicle that closed in 2014
Main Capital buys Assessio in first Swedish deal
Main's first Swedish deal following the opening of its Stockholm office in May this year
Nordic PE market attracts foreign GPs despite high pricing
Non-Nordic fund managers put a record amount of capital to work in the region in 2018, on both a relative and absolute basis
Silverfleet sells Phase One to Axcel for 4.6x
Sale ends a holding period of more than five years for Silverfleet's first buyout fund
Nordic Capital announces NY base for US healthcare push
Initiative is being led by healthcare co-head Raj Shah and healthcare partner Thomas Vetander
Obligo extends life of fund-of-funds
Decision was made following LP approval of a three-year extension at the fund's general meeting
Nordic Capital sells SEK 1.1bn share block in Munters
Divestment reduces Nordic's holding to 36.5% of the total share capital in Munters
Hamilton Lane, Scala Fund Advisory close club fund on $215m
Concept of the vehicle is to allow Finnish institutions to invest in oversubscribed funds
Altor buys Ideal of Sweden
Founders Joachim Lindström and Filip Ummer, and EEquity reinvest in the transaction
EQT transfers IP-Only to infra fund
EQT makes the divestment from its EQT Mid Market and EQT Mid Market Europe funds
VC firms back €5.7m series-A for Goodiebox
Danish Growth Fund takes part in the financing alongside technology incubator Inqvation
CapMan holds €160m 1st close for 11th fund
With 20 investors already on board, CapMan is aiming to raise €250m at final close
Nordstjernan sells Salcomp
Sale ends a holding period of 12 years for Nordstjernan and six years for minority investor AP6
CVC-backed Synsam postpones IPO – reports
CVC acquired the business in 2014, drawing equity from CVC European Equity Partners V
Industri Udvikling buys minority stake in Wila
Investment will be drawn from Industri Udvikling IV, a 2013-vintage DKK 500m fund